Languages of the country

Malaysia

Official language: Malay. Population (CLDR): 35 million.

Map of regions

We have not described regional languages for this country yet – the map shows the whole country in the colour of its main language.

Languages and their status

Share: the estimated part of the population that uses the language (also as a second language), according to CLDR.

LanguageStatusShare
Malay Melayu Official 75%
English Widely used 21%
Chinese 中文 Widely used 17%
Tamil தமிழ் Minority 4.2%
Javanese Jawa Minority 1.2%
Malayalam മലയാളം Minority 0.2%
Buginese Minority <0.1%
Banjar Minority <0.1%

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